Air-craft.



J,0BUTA,

AIR CRAFT APPLICATION lFILED NOV. 11, A1912'.

J. POBUTA.

AIR CRAFT.

APPLICATION 11115D1101. 11, 1912.

Patented 0111.111913..

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J'. POBUTA.

` AIR GRAPT. APPLICATION FILED Nov. 11, 1912* l,@75,?9 Patented Oct. 14,1913..

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INVENTOR `WUNESSS `frame work-that is covered by JOHANN POBUT, QFELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.

AIE-CRAFT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed November 11, 3912. Serial No. 730,701.

To all whom t may concern A Be it known that l, JOHANN. POBUTA, asubject of the Emperor of Austrialflungary. residing' at Elizabeth, inthe county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain newand useful Improve-v ments in Air-Craft, of which the followingI is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.V

This invention relates to an air craft. and the primary object of myinvention is to provide an air craft constructed upon the principle ofan aeroplane, said craft having;` a semi-eigar shaped body thatcoperates with planes in sustaining the craft in the air.

Another object of this invention is to provide an air craft with novelpropeller' and steering planev that coperate with a rudder in safelyguiding' the air craft when ailight.

A further object of this invention is to provide an air craft that has alarge passonger capacity and. ample space for the necessar'ycrew andoperating mechanism of the air craft.

A still further object of this invention is to provide an air craft thatis simple in construction, easy to manipulate and highly efficient forvarious'kinds of service'.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in anovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter specifically described and then claimed. n

Reference will now be had to the drawings, wherein 2 Figure l 1s aperspective view of the air craft. Fie. :'2 is a longitudinal sectionalview of the same, and Fig. 3 is a plan of a portion of the air craft.

Further describing my invention with reference to the drawings whereinlike numerals denote corresponding parts throughout: l denotes aplatform that is cigar shaped in plan and the forward 'and rear endsofsaid platform are provided with heads 52 and 3, said heads bei-ngconnected by lonnitudinal bulging equally spacedribs i that coperatewith said platform in forming a strong and durable thin metallic plate,canvas or other suitable material to form a hollow craft body that isscmhcigqar shaped.

G denotes a deck house or cabin located upon the platform l and retainedthereon by straps 7 that extendv under the body of the air craft. Thedeck house or cabin is for passengers and to safely guard the passengersupon the platform l, said platform has a railing@ that also extendsaround lateral extensions 9 of said platform, these lateral extensionsserving as a bridge or station from which observations can be made.

10 and 11 denote parallel main sustaining planes that are arrangedtransversely of the air craft above the cabin 6. rlhe plane l0 isconnected to the walls of the cabin by angle brackets 12 and to thestraps l by angularly disposed tie rods 13, the tie rods 13 extending tothe ends of the plane and to points intermediate the ends of said plane,whereby the plane will be firmly held against warping and deflectionwhen strong air currents are encountered. The plane lll is spaced apartand above the plane 10 by vertical supports M. The ends of the plane ilare bent dewnwardly'in proximity to the ends of the plane l0 andconnected to said plane by supports y 1G denotes tiltableplanestrunnioned between t-he endrnost support l5, said planes being outaway, as at l? to provide clearance for thev intermediate supports l5.

.18 denotes longitudinal partitions carried by the central supports 11i,said partitions forming a compartment for a cylindrical reservoir 19that is suspended from the plane il by straps 20.'

Q1 denotes longitudinal bearings carried by the rear edge of the plane10, intermediate the ends of said plane and the cabin. 8. Journaled inthe bearings 2l are propeller Vshafts 22 having' two-'blade propellersThe forward ends of the shafts 22 are pro vided with belt wheels Zlandpassing over said wheels are belts 25 that extend over belt wheels 26journaled in bearings 27, carried by the roof of the cabin 6.

28 denotes a floor located in the hollow semi-cigar shaped body of theair craft, said floor supporting an engineer motor 29 that represents asuitable source of power for op erating the air craft, said engine ormotor receiving fuel or current from the reservoir 19.

30 denotes a driven shaft of the engine or motor and one end of thisshaft has a belt wheel 3l., over which passes a belt 32 that extends'tothe belt wheels 2G of the bearings 27, said belt extending through thecabin G.

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The belt wheels' and belt simply represent one form of transmissionthatv ,can be resorted to for driving the propeller shafts 22. 33denotes a beveled gear Wheel carried by the opposite end of the drivenshaft 30 and this beveled gear wheel meshes with a simila'r wheel`34mo-unted upon a shaft jouri lnalediina bearing 35, carried by the'top ofA the, engine or motor 29. -The same shaft is lt@ provided with abeveledgear wheel 36 meshing with a similar wheel 37 mounted upon the inner endof a. propeller shaft 38 that is journaled in the bearing and the headl'f3 of the air craft.

vend o this fin and the head 2 support an adjustable rudder 4G that isprovidedwith side .straps 47 connected by tie rods 48 to the cranksv 49of a transverse shaft 50. The shaft 50 is journaled transversely of thecraft' body and said shaft has cranks 5l within the body that areconnected to rods 52 extending in proximity to the engine or .motor 29,whereby an operator upon the door 28 can easily control the movement ofthe adjustable rudder 46.

' 53 denotes hangers carried by the craft iQOdv and these hangerssupporta' four wheel truck 54.

`55 denotes a revoluble shaft journaled in the body of the air craftand'having the ends thereof protruding from the sides of the body.Mounted upon the ends of the shaftv 55 are three-bladed wheels 56,- each4.15

blade of the wheels having inclined slats 57. Theshaft 55 is driven bythe engine or motor 29 and these side wheels are adapted to coperatewith the propellers 28 and 39 in moving the air craft through the air.

58 denotes a ladder carried by the air craft whereby the crew andpassengers can easily ascend to the platform or deck 1 of the air craft.

1n operation, the planes 16, 43 and 44 can be operated from a suitablestation and the operation of the 'propellers and side wheels," also themovable rudder 46, controlled from Within the body of the air craft.

What I claim is -1.,.An air craft comprisin shaped. hollowbody havingits top formed with a flat platform, a deck house mounted upon saidplatform, straps extending around said body and secured tofthe deck.house for maintaining .the latter in position, parallel a semi-cigarmain sustaining planes arranged transversely of said body and with thelowermost plane mounted upon said deck house, means for securing saidlowermost plane to said deck house, tie rods for securing said lowermostplane to said straps, a pair of rear- Wardly projecting propellerscarried by said lowermost plane, means for driving said propellers, afin projecting from said body at the rear thereof, a rudlder connectedto the stern of the body, and a propeller at thebow of the body anddriven from the means for operating the otherpropellers. j

2. An' air craft comprising a semi-cigar shaped hollow body having itstop formed with a flat platform, a deck house-mounted upon saidplatform, straps extending around said body and secured to the deckhouse for maintaining the .latter in position, parallel main sustainingplanes arranged transversely of said body and with the lowermost planemounted upon said deck house, means for securing said lowermost deckhouse, tie rods for securingl said lower most plane to said straps, apair of rearwardly projecting propellers carried by said lowermostplane, means for driving said propeller, a 1in projectin from said bodyat the rear thereof, a ru der connected to the stern of the body, apropeller at the bow of the body and driven from the means for operatingthe other propellers, and bladed wheels carried at the sides of saidbody below said deck house and driven from the means for operating thepropellers.

3. An air craft comprising a semicigar shaped hollow body having its topformed with a iat platform, a deck house mounted upon said platform,straps extending around said body and secured to the deck house formaintaining the latter in position, parallel main sustaining planesarranged transversely of said body and with the lowermost plane mountedZupon said deck house, means for securing said lowermost planeto said-deck house, tierods `for securing said lowermost plane to said straps,a pair of rearwardly projecting propellers carried by said lowermostplane, means for driving said propellers, Iafin projecting from saidbody at the rear, thereof, a rudder connected to the stern yof lthebody, a propeller at the bow of the body and driven from the means foroperating the other propellers, a vertically disposed bearing locatedupon said platform in proximity tothe bow and stern of said body, and atiltable curved plane carried by each of said bearings.

4. An air craft comprising a semi-cigar shaped hollow body havin its topformed with a fiat platform, a deck house mounted upon said platform,straps extending around plane to said said body and secured to the deckhouse for maintaining the latter in position, parallel main sustainingplanes arrenged-ftransversely of saici body and. with #doe lowenios;plane mounted upon said decis house, means for securing saidv lowermosiJ'plane to seid deck house, tie ms orseouring sani lowermost vplane tosmid sirops, a pair of sem'- Wni'dly projecting Propellers ooiiieel bysai@ lowermost plane, means or driving seid 'peo pelleisy a- 'projeeiingfrom soicl loofiy et *die rear her'eo, a runcier connected 'izo 'aliestern ofthe body, a propelei of@ 'eine looW- of lie body and driven fromlle means for operating the other propelleis, depending iongij'cndinalpaittions cairieo by the upper of saiol planes,anol a reservoirsuspended x'om the' upperl plane and eiiapgefl between said; partitions.

5.45m air @mit coinpi'isingfg;`r o Sernieigai"v soapecl hollow bodyhaving its top formed with a Het platform, a deck house mounted uponsaid platform, straps extending roundL said body and secured to the deckhouse for maintaining the latter in position, parallel sustaining planese'mnge iansverselly of sani loocy and with the lowerinosf vplonemounteelupon saiol deck house, means foi' securing seid loweimosi, planeto said deck loonse, iie iods for secuing soicl lowermoet plone io saidstraps, :i 'pair of rear- Wardly projecting propelleis carried by saidlowemost plane, means for driving said propellets, f fin projecting fromsaid body ai;

In testimony whereof Eaiix my signature y in the presence of *twowitnesses,

l JoHANN Poeme..- lWitnesses I J. CNSCYAK, M. Zinio.y

